







Occupation
HOCKEY PLAYERS
With 676 biographies, Hockey Players are the 29th most common occupation in Pantheon, behind Companions, Physicians, and Swimmers.
People
Pantheon has 682 people classified as hockey players born between 1885 and 2004. Of these 682, 589 (86.36%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living hockey players include Thomas Raffl, Cam Ward, and Lucas Vila. The most famous deceased hockey players include Ladislav Troják, Alexander Almetov, and Viktor Konovalenko.
Living Hockey Players
Go to all RankingsWayne Gretzky
1961 - Present
HPI: 68.72
Vladislav Tretiak
1952 - Present
HPI: 64.13
Václav Nedomanský
1944 - Present
HPI: 61.55
Jaromír Jágr
1972 - Present
HPI: 60.83
Jiří Holeček
1944 - Present
HPI: 60.78
Phil Esposito
1942 - Present
HPI: 60.32
Mario Lemieux
1965 - Present
HPI: 60.02
Jiří Holík
1944 - Present
HPI: 59.54
Ray Bourque
1960 - Present
HPI: 58.85
Viacheslav Fetisov
1958 - Present
HPI: 58.78
Jari Kurri
1960 - Present
HPI: 58.53
Alexander Ovechkin
1985 - Present
HPI: 58.52
Deceased Hockey Players
Go to all RankingsMaurice Richard
1921 - 2000
HPI: 65.17
Gordie Howe
1928 - 2016
HPI: 65.07
Valeri Kharlamov
1948 - 1981
HPI: 63.50
Viktor Tikhonov
1930 - 2014
HPI: 61.49
Stan Mikita
1940 - 2018
HPI: 60.07
Lal Bokhari
1909 - 1959
HPI: 59.99
Bobby Hull
1939 - 2023
HPI: 59.50
Henri Richard
1936 - 2020
HPI: 58.69
Karel Hartmann
1885 - 1944
HPI: 57.84
Valentin Loos
1895 - 1942
HPI: 57.78
Jacques Plante
1929 - 1986
HPI: 57.40
Art Langley
1896 - 1967
HPI: 57.02
Places
Most hockey players were born in Canada (141), Russia (96), and Czechia (73). By city, the most common birth places were Moscow (31), Riga (12), and Turku (10).
Places Over Time
The earliest biographies classified as hockey players in Pantheon are Karel Hartmann, Art Ross, and Alan Noble. The concentration of hockey players was largest during the Television Era, which lasted from 1950 to 1989. Some birth or death locations for earlier hockey players are unknown, which may account for timeline differences below.
Lifespans
Which Hockey Players were alive at the same time? This visualization shows the lifespans of the 25 most globally memorable Hockey Players since 1700.